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Tramway books now in stock at our shop
Book specials
- Mind the Curve by John Keating – discounted price now $20.00
- The definitive history of Melbourne’s cable trams. Our city had the largest cable tram system in the world operated as a single integrated entity between 1885 and 1940, dwarfing the survivng cable tram lines in San Francisco.
- Bondi to the Opera House: the trams that linked Sydney by Dale Budd and Randall Wilson – discounted price now $29.95
- A photographic review of Sydney in the tramway era (1879-1961), together with contemporary views showing how much the city by the harbour has changed.
- The Golden City and its Tramway by Alan Bradley – discounted price now $15.00
- A history of Ballarat tramways. This city was founded on gold, and its horse and electric tramway system was one of the longest lived of Victoria’s regional tramways, only closing in 1971.
- Tasmania’s Trolley Buses by Ian G. Cooper – discounted price now $50.00
- From 1935 in Hobart and 1951 in Launceston, electric trolleybuses provided urban public transport to Tasmania’s two cities. This definitive work from transport historian Ian G. Cooper tells the story of the trolleybuses from their beginning until their untimely demise.
- Australasia’s Tramways by Marc Fiddian – $14.95
- A series of interesting historical triptychs about trams and tramways in Australia and New Zealand.
- Destination Waterfront City by Randall Wilson and Dale Budd – $69.95 (hard cover), $59.95 (soft cover)
- An essential guide for any tramway enthusiast who wants to know the technical details of all of Melbourne’s current service tramcars and light rail vehicles. Over 120 photographs and diagrams together with detailed maps of the Melbourne tram system.
- Feeding & Filling by Graeme Breydon – $4.50
- Now back in stock.
- A short but informative booklet on the history of the Prahran & Malvern Tramways Trust. This municipal tramway system in the south-eastern suburbs was one of the predecessors off the Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board.
- The First Electric Road by Robert Green – $10.00
- The definitive history of the short-lived Box Hill to Doncaster Tramway – the Southern Hemisphere’s first electric tram line. This ill-conceived venture came unstuck due to the failure of the land-boom of the 1890s.
- Juggernaut! A Story of Sydney in the Wild Days of the Steam Trains by David Burke – $15.00
- Sydney once ran the world’s largest steam tram network. Find out about the drama and danger of its operation, and the origin of the Australian expression “shoot through like a Bondi tram”.
- Last Tram at 11 by William F. Scott – $59.95
- The history of the regional Victorian tramways of Geelong, Ballarat and Bendigo. These tramways were all operated by private electricity companies, before they fell under the control of the State Electricity Commission of Victoria.
- Launceston Municipal Transport 1911-1955 by Ian G. Cooper – $54.95
- The complete story of one of the quaintest tramways in Australia, an essential part of the development of Tasmania’s second city for forty-four years.
- Melbourne: a city of stories, 2nd edition – Museums Victoria – $19.95
- Stories of our city, from the Melbourne Museum’s exhibition The Melbourne Story.
- Melbourne Remember When by Bob Byrne – $35.00
- Take a nostalgic trip down memory lane, back in time to a Melbourne that has long since disappeared, the streets and buildings, the personalities and landmarks, the traditions and the times.
- Newcastle Trams Remembered by Noel Reed et al – $39.95
- A pictorial review of the last days of Newcastle’s tramway system from 1947 to 1950, including photos by noted Australian tramway enthusiast Noel Reed.
- The Northern Lines by Neville Smith – $6.00
- Discover the role trams played in the development of Adelaide’s northern suburbs. A useful source of information for the dedicated tramway enthusiast.
- Old Vintage Melbourne by Chris Macheras – $55.00
- An enchanting collection of annotated historical images and contemporary photographs, revealing the change and development that Melbourne has experienced over the years. This book invites you to reminisce about and cherish the important heritage of the city of Melbourne.
- Old Vintage Melbourne 1960–1990 by Chris Macheras – $55.00
- The sequel to the popular Old Vintage Melbourne. A fascinating collection of photographs from 1960 to 1900, a period when Melbourne’s streetscapes and population were changing and a new vibrant culture is starting to emerge.
- “Please step inside” – a nostalgic look at Australian tramways in the 1950s compiled by Carl Segnit – $39.95
- A nostalgic photographic essay of Australian trams in the 1950s, filled with rare images of streetscenes in vibrant colour. The title of this publication is derived from a tram sign which politely invited Melburnians to board their iconic W class trams.
- Prahran & Malvern Tramways Trust: Melbourne’s foremost municipal tramway by Ian A. Brady – $59.95
- An exciting history of the largest of the pre-M&MTB municipal tramways trusts of Melbourne.
- Ryle’wy: How the horse buses transformed Sydney by Duncan MacAuslan – $59.95
- A newly released history of horse-drawn transport in Sydney from 1840 to 1920.
- A Short History of the North Melbourne Electric Tramways & Lighting Company by K.S. Kings – $10.00
- Adapted from the original 1966 work by Keith S. Kings, this booklet tells the story of the privately-owned North Melbourne Electric Tramways & Lighting Company.
- A Short History of the Victorian Railways Trams by David Frost – $10.00
- The two tramlines operated by Victorian Railways in the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne are long gone and forgotten. This booklet provides an interesting historical sketch of a distant time and place, when the latest in urban public transport was the electric street railway.
- The Southern Lines by Neville Smith and John Radcliffe – $6.00
- The transition from horse trams to electric trams is only part of the story of Adelaide’s southern routes. Discover how they influenced the development of the southern suburbs.
- Tracing Trams Through Sydney by Jim Longworth – $49.95
- An invaluable guide for fossickers and amateur archaeologists determined to see the traces that electric trams left on Sydney, complete with maps to help find signs of what was once Australia’s largest tramway system.
- Tram Images by Hugh Ballment – $39.95
- A nostalgic photographic journey on the tramways of Australia and New Zealand in the 1950s and 1960s, by noted tramway enthusiast and photographer Hugh Ballment.
- More Tram Images by Hugh Ballment – $59.95
- If you liked Tram Images, you will love the new More Tram Images, with the added bonus of a DVD that includes footage (largely filmed by the author) from the 1950s of trams in Sydney, Wellington, Perth and other cities.
- Tramway by the River by Bob Prentice – $10.00
- The story of the short-lived Hawthorn Tramways Trust, the organisation responsible for the construction of Hawthorn Depot, now the home of the Melbourne Tram Museum.
Books for kids
- Giro del Mondo in Tram by Pamela Cocconi – $19.00
- This gorgeous Italian colouring book travels to tram cities all over the world, from San Francisco to Lisbon to Tokyo, via Melbourne and Sydney. And if you want to display your finished artwork, the high quality paper is ideal for framing!
- Hello Melbourne by Megan McKean – $26.00
This
look-and-find adventure book is a celebration of our great city. From
colourful laneways, to the bookish wonders of the State Library, the
iconic Queen Victoria Market and the delights of St Kilda, and with
lots of trams along the way! Also available in a Chinese edition ($25.00).
- The Midnight Tram by Mitchell Toy – $24.95
- What happens at midnight? When a boy dares to stay up late to find out, something truly magical happens, with Melbourne trams! This beautifully illustrated book will delight readers of all ages.
- The Midnight Tram Flies Again by Mitchell Toy – $24.95
- What happens at midnight on New Year’s Eve? When a curious girl sneaks up to the attic to watch the fireworks, she discovers something magical. The Midnight Tram is back! Author and illustrator Mitchell Toy revives a family favourite with his signature eye-pleasing illustrations and rollicking rhyme, in a story for daring children who are still awake past their bedtime.
- The Tram to Bondi Beach by Libby Hathorn – $15.00
- Keiran wants nothing more than to be a paperboy on the busy trams, travelling to Bondi Beach. What he discovers along the way, through daring and friendship, is a deep love of the trams themselves. This award-winning Australian children’s classic has been delighting readers since 1992.
